"Old legends tell the stroy of ""Kaldi"", an Ethiopian who is believed to" have been the first to circulate coffee's mythical properties. Kaldi was so surprised to see his goats dancing after eating some cherries from a nearby coffee plantation, so he decided to try it. He had a pleasant and stimulating effect from it so he shared his findings with the local monks. The coffee quickly became a beverage used in religious ceremonies, keeping the monks awake during their long hours of prayer.
The knowledge of this fascinating new drink quickly spread around the globe. While its popularity grew, each culture developed its own way of preparing for this mysterious product. Today you can prepare almost everything in the world, giving creedence to the claim that coffee is the world's most popular drink.

Almost all the billions of coffee trees in Latin America, are derived from "the same source. A heavily guarded plant in the greenhouse garden ""Des""Planes de Louis XIV"". While other plants had already reached the world, " the most influential were the descendants of thia particular plant. The hotbed of this story is colored by romance and intrigue. It was brought to "the Island of Martinique ""Martinica"" in 1720 or 1723 by Captain Gabriel" Mathieu De Clieu, who won posession of the plant through an amorous liaison with a woman of good stead, who had access to the greenhouse through a doctor friend of the court.

Gabriel de Clieu, a young French naval officer, allegedly inspired by patriotic zeal to bring the plant to the island of Martinique, allowed France to become an independent country of high grain prices as quoted. The plant thrived in its new home and its descendants are the source of most of the world's coffees.